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Cpl. Delbert W. Trueman
721st Squadron
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Photographs courtesy of Kim Clarke, granddaughter of Cpl. Delbert W. Trueman, 721st Squadron
Cpl. Delbert Wayne Trueman was a gunner with the 721st
Squadron, 450th Bomb Group. He was killed Oct. 17, 1944, on his
first combat mission over the skies of Vienna. He was one of six men who died;
four others parachuted from their B-24 and were taken prisoners by the German
army.
Corporal Trueman died at age 27. He was born in Danville,
Illinois, and grew up in Marion, Indiana. At the time of his death, he was
married to the former Virginia Vey; together they had a daughter, Judith Ann
Trueman.
Corporal Trueman's younger brother, Dale J. Trueman, was
killed in a B-24 training accident in California in 1943. They are buried
alongside each other in Marion, Indiana.
His service number was 35900811.
His B-24 was serial number 42-51566.
Others who died from his aircraft on Oct. 17:
1st Lt. Leonard Mojica – pilot
2nd Lt. Marvin Niederjohn – co-pilot
2nd Lt. George Webb - bombardier
S/Sgt Elvin R. Killingsworth – gunner
Cpl. Charles Kleinhenz - gunner
Men who survived:
S/Sgt. Richard L. Conkle – gunner
T/Sgt Robert A. Davis – radio
T/Sgt. Joseph J. Marallo – engineer
Cpl. Richard J. Pinardi – photographer
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